Industrial vision inspection systems operate in challenging environments. In the food and beverage industry, conditions such as exposure to fluids, chemicals, and high humidity levels pose significant risks to electronic components; In metallurgy and automotive component production, airborne particles cause various interferences with electronic devices that are not sealed air-tight. Moreover, these environments tend to have higher-than-normal ambient temperatures that can affect the thermal stability and longevity of components, while shock and vibration from heavy machinery may cause misalignment or damage to sensitive components.

To mitigate these challenges, manufacturers often invest in specialized enclosures, cooling systems, and advanced materials designed to withstand extreme conditions. One of the methods is to place the embedded computer inside a cabinet or enclosure to completely segregate it from the operating environment and isolate the vision inspection systems from airborne or chemical concentrated particles. However, placing the system in a confined cabinet/ enclosure poses several challenges, and one must carefully plan each device’s positioning and layout with heat generating devices allowed for extra clearance space for cooling. Even then, devices often suffer from thermal issues due to close proximity and constricted airflow within the cabinet.